One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.